SuperworthColumbia Sportswear profit margin COLM
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 6.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 7.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.5 pts
- Peer median
- 8.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Columbia Sportswear kept 6.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 7.5% and a gross margin of 52.2%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.1%.
The median for 9 apparel manufacturers stocks of a similar size is 8.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.2% | 6.1% | 50.5% |
| FY2024 | 6.6% | 8.0% | 50.2% |
| FY2023 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 49.6% |
| FY2022 | 9.0% | 11.3% | 49.4% |
| FY2021 | 11.3% | 14.4% | 51.6% |
| FY2020 | 4.3% | 5.5% | 48.9% |
| FY2019 | 10.9% | 13.0% | 49.8% |
| FY2018 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 49.5% |
| FY2017 | 4.3% | 10.7% | 47.0% |
| FY2016 | 8.1% | 10.8% | 46.7% |
| FY2015 | 7.5% | 10.7% | 46.1% |
| FY2014 | 6.5% | 9.5% | 45.5% |
| FY2013 | 5.6% | 7.8% | 44.1% |
| FY2012 | 6.0% | 8.0% | 42.9% |
| FY2011 | 6.1% | 8.1% | 43.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 6.0% | −0.5 pts | 7.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.0% | −1.6 pts | 6.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.2% | −1.4 pts | 6.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.5% | −1.0 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 6.6% | −0.1 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 6.6% | −0.6 pts | 8.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 6.6% | −0.6 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 6.4% | −1.5 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 6.7% | −1.5 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 7.2% | −1.1 pts | 8.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 7.2% | −1.8 pts | 8.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.9% | −2.1 pts | 9.8% |
Against its peers
Companies in Apparel - Manufacturers nearest Columbia Sportswear's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| COLMColumbia Sportswear | 6.0% |
| FIGSFIGS | 8.7% |
| KTBKontoor Brands | 8.7% |
| VFCV F | 2.9% |
| GIIIG III Apparel | 4.8% |
| LEVILevi Strauss | 8.8% |
| CRICarters | 6.5% |
| LULUlululemon athletica inc. | 12.8% |
| RLRalph Lauren | 11.8% |
| JILLJ.Jill | 4.6% |
| Peer median | 8.7% |
Where Columbia Sportswear ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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